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Oklahoma Adds Coveted WR from Transfer Portal

The Sooners added one of the transfer portal's top playmakers on Tuesday, earning a pledge from wideout Deion Burks.
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Oklahoma Adds Coveted WR from Transfer Portal
Oklahoma Adds Coveted WR from Transfer Portal

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On Tuesday morning, Oklahoma landed a commitment from one of the top players in the transfer portal.

Former Purdue wide receiver Deion Burks announced on social media that he will transfer to Oklahoma after an impressive redshirt sophomore season in 2023.

Burks earned second-team All-Big 10 honors this season for the Boilermakers, tallying 629 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 12 games.

With Sooners’ veteran wideout Drake Stoops’ career in Norman now complete, Emmett Jones and company needed another experienced playmaker to replace the sixth-year senior, who recorded 880 yards and 10 touchdowns in the regular season.

Burks was considered one of the top players in the transfer portal this year, and reportedly considered leaving college for the NFL Draft. 

The 5-foot-10 pass catcher will be a huge addition to OU’s offense next year in the SEC.

With Nic Anderson, Jayden Gibson, Jalil Farooq and Andrel Anthony all likely returning to Oklahoma, former 5-star quarterback prospect Jackson Arnold should have plenty of weapons at his disposal.

Burks is the Sooners' third addition through the transfer portal this cycle, joining former Michigan State offensive lineman Spencer Brown and former San Diego State defensive back Dez Malone.

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RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. 

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